US OFFICIALS have slowed the issuing of licenses to chipmakers such as Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) for large-scale artificial intelligence (AI) accelerator shipments to the Middle East, according to sources familiar with the matter, while officials conduct a national security review of AI development in the region.
Washington has delayed the issuing of export licences to Nvidia and AMD, partly over worries that Chinese companies could access AI chips through data centres in the Middle East.
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AI accelerators — a category pioneered by Nvidia — help data centers process the flood of information needed to develop artificial intelligence chatbots and other tools. They’ve become essential equipment for companies and governments seeking to build an AI infrastructure.
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